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Does Cold Temperature Truly Affect a Propane Tank Level Gauge?
Propane is like nearly all other types of materials in that it is affected by cold temperatures. The propane gas contracts when the temperature does down. That reduced level of gas in the tank is reflected by the gauge which reflects the tank level. Often, this occurs whenever a homeowner checks the gauge during cold conditions and sees the amount of the tank level before and after delivery. Depending on the weather conditions, the tank level may not go up as much as expected.
The propane tanks guage would show what fraction of the gas tank is still full. Tanks are typically not filled over eighty percent full as this will allow for the gas to expand during hotter temperatures. For instance, a 500 gallon tank, at a reading of 80% at normal temperatures reflects approximately four hundred gallons of propane inside the tank. This is around how much is able to be stored.
The website Propane 101, that is operated by the propane industry, considers an exterior temperature of 60 degrees to be the baseline or reference point. For instance, if the gauge reads 50% of capacity on a day when the temperature is close to 60 degrees, then a five hundred gallon tank would have roughly 250 gallons of propane. If the temperature that same day is a lot lower than 60 degrees, the gauge would read lower. Similarly, if the temperature is a lot higher than sixty degrees, the gauge will actually read higher because the gas expanded.
The energy contained or amount of energy contained in a tank will not change as the gas either contracts or expands, based on the propane industry website. The amount of propane itself has not changed, but only the density of the gas has changed.
The homeowner who orders 100 gallons of propane will be given approximately four hundred twenty four lbs. of propane. With the delivery of one hundred gallons, the homeowner with a 1000 gallon propane tank could expect the guage to go up by ten percent. These numbers would be accurate if the temperatures were near 60 degrees at the time of delivery. If the delivery took place during colder weather conditions, these chillier temperatures would result in a smaller increase reading on the propane gauge.
